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HARNESS BUCKLE.

No. 839,528. Patented Apr. 6, 1886.

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GEORGE P. (JR-AMER AND FRED B. LANGW'ORTHY, OF INDIAN FORD, WIS.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

SPECIPICATIDN forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,528, dated April 6, 1886.

Application filed November 11, 1885. Serial No. 18-2 192. (No model.)

, .To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE P. CRAMER and FRED B. LANGWORTHY, citizens of the United States, residing at Indian Ford, in the county of Rock and State of XVisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in HarnessBuokles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates particularly to the tug-buckles of harness.

The object of the improvement is to furnish a construct-ion whereby the trace may not only be easily shifted without withdrawing it from the keeper-loop in the tug, but also whereby a draft is obtained without direct strain upon the tongue. How these objects are effected is shown in the following description and accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 represents in side elevation per-- tions of a trace and its tug secured by our improved buckle; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the metal buckle parts as joined for fastening trace to tug, the trace and tug being shown by dotted lines; Figs. 3 and 4, details of the clamp-loop piece and the bail; and Fig. 5, an elevation showing the manner of shifting the trace without taking it out of its keeper in being within the tug and projecting'beyond the side bars, d, as at f f, for a purpose to he presently described. The bail cross-bar e is cast with the usual tongue, 0, forengaging with the trace-holes. The tug has the usual keepers, g g, and the whole is as usual, except as to the above novel construction of buckle.

Now, from such a construction not only is direct draft obtained, but the trace, in being shifted, is not required to be bent at such a sharp angle as would strain the stitching, and

remains within its keepers on the tug. The strain upon the tongue is almost entirely relieved by the close embrace of the two parts. This is accomplished by a compression of the metallic loop and hail upon the trace.

The usual loops for back and belly bands may be cast with the metallic loop-piece. By pressing against the end of this metallic loop and upon the projecting endsff of the hail the tongue will come out of the hole in the trace, thus leaving the trace free for adjustment without removing it from the keepers of its tug, and by pulling lengthwise on the metallic loop 0, and in an opposite direction from the tug, the tongue in the bailwill go to the desired hole in the trace. Should the hole be small for the tongue the thumb may be used by pressing on the bail.

The hail part afiords sufficient space for conneoting a tug of any desirable thickness while leaving space for operating buckle.

The projectionsj'fon the bail at its connec tion with the tug serve to prevent its turning laterally in the tug in case the tug should become worn, and in shifting they form a bracing means for the hand in unbuckling the trace.

' It will be seen that the loop is in line with the strap and brings the connection of the buckle beneath the trace. Of course a buckle of such construction could be used to connect any two straps.

The clamp-loop G has its bars a a flaring from the cross-bar c to the end cross-bar, b, as seen in Figs. 2 and 4, so that in pushing the clamp-loop in to unbuckle the side bars, a. a, of the latter will push against the curved ends of the side bars, (1 d, of the bail, and thus as sist in liftingthe tongue 0 free of the trace, as seen in Fig. 5.

We claim-- 1 The herein-described bail D, having the cross-bars e e, the curving side bars, (I, one crossbar, 6, being within the tug, and having projections f f, the same being adapted for use with a harness-buckle clamp-loop, substantially as herein described.

2. The trace-buckle herein described, consisting of the bail D, having the tongue 0 and the projecting endsff, and the clamp-loop O,

having the flaring side bars, a a, and the crossour hands in the presence of two subscribing bars 5 b c, the curved tongue end of the bail witnesses.

fitting Within the flaring end of the loop, so GEORGE P. ORAMER.

that the side bars of the latter will act upon FRED B. LANGKVORTHY. 5 the side bars of the bail and lift it in nnbuek- Vitnesses:

ling. J. P. TOWNE,

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set L. H. TOWNE. 

